Boeing and other big defense companies face special challenge in new revenue rules Defense company contracts are typically multibillion-dollar projects that are complex and have a long lifeDefense companies can soon recognize revenues as costs are incurred rather than waiting until deliveries are made

Trump Today: President denounces white supremacists two days after Charlottesville violence Trump signs China trade memorandum that could lead to tariffsPresident Donald Trump on Monday spoke out against white supremacists “and other hate groups” after the weekend’s attack in Charlottesville, Va., slammed the chief executive of drug-maker Merck on Twitter and signed a memorandum that could lead to an investigation into Chinese trade practices.

These 25 stocks in the S&P 500 just hit record highs Apple was the big winner, but companies in various industries made the list of winnersApple was the big winner, but companies in various industries made the list of winners.

BAE shares up as new boss reveals battle planLONDON--The new chief executive of British weapons maker BAE Systems PLC (BA.LN) on Wednesday promised to focus more on costs and technology amid greater competition globally, even as he managed headwinds in the company's combat jet and cyber security operations.

Aviation industry wants to strengthen cybersecurity defenses but disagrees on how Boeing, Airbus support drive to provide real-time warnings to pilots when hackers may be activeEscalating concerns about cyberthreats are prompting the aviation industry to devise an unlikely new safeguard: real-time warnings to pilots about potential hacking attempts. Yet there isn’t an industrywide consensus on the concept.

U.S. stocks close higher as tech, industrials lead the way Equity trading has been marked by lighter-than-usual volumeU.S. stocks close higher Monday for a third session of gains, recovering most of last week’s sharp loss as tech and industrial stocks rally in a lighter-than-usual volume day.

Boeing picks St. Louis for potential jet plantBoeing Co. said Monday it would assemble new U.S. Air Force trainer jets at its main military aircraft facilities in Missouri if it wins a three-way contest for a program estimated by analysts to be worth around $16 billion.

Lockheed Martin hit by Middle East chargesLockheed Martin Corp. said Tuesday it booked almost $200 million in charges on two Middle East contracts in a move that highlights the potential pitfalls of the overseas deals that have been driving growth for U.S. defense contractors.

5 things to watch in defense company earningsThe largest U.S. defense companies report first-quarter earnings this week. Here are some things to look for. Lockheed Kicks Off Lockheed Martin Corp., the world's largest defense contractor by sales, opens the reporting season before the bell Tuesday and is expected to report a first-quarter profit of $790 million, compared with $794 million a year earlier, according to analysts polled by Thomson Reuters.

5 ways to profit from ‘Trump Trade 2.0’ Wall Street will embrace a new version of the Trump tradeInvestors have short attention spans, and some seem to be giving up on the Trump trade. But they still should be looking to Washington for cues in 2017.

Here’s how much it costs to replace the 59 Tomahawk missiles Trump fired on Syria Each Tomahawk missile, made by Raytheon, costs about $1 millionEach Tomahawk cruise missile, made by Raytheon Co., costs about $1.4 million.

A conflicted stock market faces moment of truth as earnings loomAfter being stuck in a state of suspended animation for the past few weeks, the stock market will finally have its moment of truth as corporate earnings start rolling out in the next few days.

A conflicted stock market faces moment of truth as earnings loomAfter being stuck in a state of suspended animation for the past few weeks, the stock market will finally have its moment of truth as corporate earnings start rolling out in the next few days.

A conflicted stock market faces moment of truth as earnings loomAfter being stuck in a state of suspended animation for the past few weeks, the stock market will finally have its moment of truth as corporate earnings start rolling out in the next few days.

Stock market closes fractionally lower after jobs report, Syria strike Dow industrials, S&P 500, Nasdaq all edge lower on week U.S. stocks close fractionally lower Friday, finishing lower for the week, after staggering through a session of small gains and losses as investors digest weaker-than-expected March employment data and President Donald Trump’s late Thursday airstrike against Syria.

Stock market opens slightly lower as weak jobs, U.S. airstrike in Syria weighU.S. stocks on Friday opened slightly lower as investors weighed a weaker-than-expected March employment data and President Donald Trump's late-Thursday airstrike against Syria. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 19 points, or 0.1%, at 20,646, while the S&P 500 index declined 2 points, or 0.1%, at 2,355, while the Nasdaq Composite Index opened off 7 points, or 0.1%, at 5,871. The Labor Department report showed that the U.S.created just 98,000 new jobs in March, marking the smallest gain in almost a year, as hiring cooled. Economists polled by MarketWatch had predicted a 185,000 increase in nonfarm jobs. Among the bright spots were the unemployment rate which fell to 4.5% from 4.7%, marking its lowest level in about a decade. The moves for stocks come as investors await the conclusion of a closely watched summit between President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. In corporate news, shares of Raytheon Co. , maker of Tomahawk missiles used in the U.S.'s airstrike against Syria on Thursday, lead the S&P 500's early gainers. Meanwhile, crude-oil prices were edging slight higher as attacks in Syria can foster concerns about disruptions of supplies in the region, which can push prices higher.

Dan Loeb’s playbook for investment home runs in the Trump era Critical information for the U.S. trading dayIt certainly feels like Groundhog Day, meaning the movie about a TV personality who does the same thing over and over.

General Dynamics offers bullish outlookGeneral Dynamics Corp. on Friday said it expected sales growth to accelerate toward the end of the decade, a move that comes even before the higher defense spending pledged by President Donald Trump would come into effect.

Here’s an Apple supplier whose stock may soar in 2017 A manager of the Villere Balanced Fund names an iPhone 8 play and two other growth stock picksA manager of the Villere Balanced Fund names an iPhone 8 play and two other growth stock picks.

The market in a minute: It’s not time to step on the gas yetWith the election and more earnings just around the corner, caution is the name of the game here, with some appropriate hedging a good idea with some short-term uncertainty in the market.

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